Xue Rengui was only at the peak of Qi Transforming Stage, so he knew that even if he was skilled in archery, he wouldn't be able to withstand the attacks of the black-robed, mace wielding Turkic master!
According to his estimation, this person was at least at the peak of Martial Scholar realm, and only Li Zexuan had a chance of stopping him, which was why he asked!
"Marquis is seriously injured and unconscious, he is currently recuperating in a quiet place!"
Lu Xianda replied in a low voice.
Xue Rengui's heart sank. On one hand, he was worried about Li Zexuan's injuries, but on the other hand, he was worried about the city's defense!
Obviously, he didn't think that this seemingly tall and heavy city gate could withstand Wu Jie's full force attack!
Below the city gate tower, Wu Jie once again deflected Xue Rengui's three arrows, and although his speed was a bit slower, he was already within five zhang of the city gate! From this position, it would be very difficult for the archers on the city gate tower to hit him!
Five zhang, four zhang, three zhang, two zhang, one zhang!
In just a few breaths of time, Wu Jie finally arrived in front of the city gate. The majestic True Qi that had been accumulating in his arms suddenly erupted, and the mace once again flashed with lightning. Wu Jie gripped the end of the mace with both hands, raised it above his head, and with his previous speed, swung it down at the city gate!
"Peng ~!"
The mace collided with the thick iron gate, creating a deafening sound that seemed to pierce through the night sky. At the same time, a powerful recoil was transmitted through the mace to Wu Jie, sending him flying backwards!
On the city gate tower, Xue Rengui, Hong Wenxing, Fang Gongteng, Lu Xianda, and the others only felt the tower shake under their feet, and the sound of the collision almost pierced their eardrums. Those with weaker cultivation couldn't help but cover their ears, but many of them were bleeding from the corners of their mouths. From this, it could be seen how terrifying Wu Jie's full force attack was!
However, this wasn't important, the most important thing right now was the situation of the city gate! If the city gate was broken, then the Tang Army on the city wall would face the merciless slaughter of the Turkic wolf cavalry. On the other hand, if the city gate wasn't broken, Fang Gongteng, Hong Wenxing, and the others could hold on until reinforcements arrived!
"Damn it! Which little brat dares to ruin this Imperial Teacher's plans! "
The first person to see the situation of the city gate was none other than Wu Jie!
Wu Jie was sent flying back over two hundred meters by the powerful rebound force from the city gate, barely managing to stabilize himself. After all, the effect of force was reciprocal, no matter how much force his mace exerted on the city gate, the city gate would reflect the same amount of force back to him. After Wu Jie stabilized himself, he saw that the Dragon Gate was on the verge of collapsing, but it hadn't completely collapsed. Wu Jie couldn't help glancing over at Xue Rengui with an ugly expression as he muttered under his breath.
According to Wu Jie's previous charging speed, this mace infused with all his True Qi should have been able to break open the Dragon Gate without a problem. However, Xue Rengui's consecutive three arrows had slowed down his speed by 20%, so the impact of the mace was naturally weakened by 20%. Therefore, although the Dragon Gate was on the verge of collapse, it hadn't collapsed yet. If it weren't for Xue Rengui's sudden appearance, the Dragon Gate really might have been blown open by Wu Jie's mace!
"It's not broken! Join the army, the gate hasn't been broken! "
In the Tang army camp, a soldier quickly went down to check the situation of the city gate. When he found that the gate hadn't been broken, he quickly went up the tower to report to Fang Gongteng and Hong Wenxing.
"It hasn't been broken … that's good!"
Fang Gongteng nodded happily. Wu Jie's mace had left a lingering fear in his heart. At that time, he could feel the city wall under his feet shaking. Now that he knew the gate hadn't been broken, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But the next words of the messenger soldier made Fang Gongteng unhappy. "Join the army, the gate is shaking. I don't think it can withstand Wu Jie's second attack!"
"What …?"
Fang Gongteng almost vomited blood. After a moment of depression, he quickly ordered, "Quick! Send people to reinforce the gate! Pile up all the heavy objects behind the gate. We can't let Wu Jie break it! "
"Yes! Join the army! "
The messenger soldier cupped his fists and turned to leave.
… … …
"Marquis, if you're fine, how could those Turks be so arrogant in my Tang Empire? Please get better quickly, nothing must happen to you! "
On the other side, in the cellar below the Longmen Pass.
Doctor Liu also heard the deafening sound of Wu Jie's mace breaking the gate. He got up and looked at Li Zexuan, who was lying on the straw couch with his eyes closed, and anxiously muttered to himself.
He wasn't afraid of death, but he was worried that after the Turks broke the gate, not only would they kill and loot the nearby villages, causing great suffering, he was also worried that the Turks would carry out a carpet search to find this place and capture Li Zexuan!
At this time, Li Zexuan could be said to be powerless. If he was found by the Turks, he wouldn't have the slightest ability to resist!
Thus, Doctor Liu was secretly worried.
As for Li Zexuan, at this time, his situation wasn't very good. During the battle with Wu Jie, his body had undergone a strange change, and in a very short time, he had recovered sixty percent of his true Qi. However, this was only the recovery of his true Qi, and the injuries caused by Wu Jie's powerful lightning energy had not healed. Moreover, when he used the 'Origin Returning' sword on Wu Jie, not only had he exhausted the little bit of true Qi he had just recovered, he had also aggravated his internal injuries!
Because of Wu Jie's powerful True Qi, Yang Kai's internal organs had been displaced, and the residual lightning energy in his meridians had taken advantage of the opportunity to wreak havoc in his meridians, causing his current situation to become even worse!
The strand of "Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth" in his body was no longer able to create a miracle. Instead, it had completely quieted down and did not move at all.
However, Li Zexuan wasn't completely unconscious. He could hear the situation outside, but he couldn't open his eyes or mouth. He was like a living dead with only a little bit of consciousness left!
Li Zexuan knew that the Turks were attacking the Dragon Gate, and he also knew that the Dragon Gate wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer. He knew all of this, and he was very anxious in his heart, but he couldn't do anything. He used all of his strength, but he couldn't even move a finger, let alone open his eyes or get out of bed to fight!
At this time, if only Sun Simiao was here! Because Old Sun was not only a Divine Doctor, but also had a pure Daoist Qi in his body, which was extremely beneficial for healing his internal injuries!
… … …
"Not good! Wu Jie is coming again! "
On the city gate tower, Xue Rengui's face changed, and he anxiously shouted.
It was Wu Jie, who was below the city gate tower, who had mounted a war horse and was planning to use the same trick to attack the city gate again!
"Release the arrows! Quickly release the arrows! Prepare the rolling stones and logs, as soon as Wu Jie gets close to the city gate, push them down! "
Fang Gongteng's face suddenly became extremely ugly. The Dragon Gate gate was already on the verge of collapse after Wu Jie's first attack, if Wu Jie knocked it down a second time, how could the gate withstand it?
"Yes! Join the army! "
Wu Jie's bravery also made the soldiers on the city gate tower a little scared, but they were all soldiers, and they had an innate instinct to obey orders. Hearing Fang Gongteng's order, everyone braced themselves, overcame the fear in their hearts, and rushed towards Wu Jie's direction, drawing their bows and launching another attack!
Xue Rengui also didn't stay idle, he once again raised the big iron bow in his hand, nocked an arrow, and directly pulled the bowstring. With a "xiu" sound, an arrow whistled through the air and flew towards Wu Jie.
Xue Rengui didn't stop, and continued to nocking the bowstring, drawing the bow, and shooting. All of these movements were done in one breath, and only after shooting three arrows in succession did he stop for a moment and take a deep breath!
Although these three arrows seemed easy to shoot, only he knew how much True Qi it took for a Qi Transformation Junior like him to shoot these three arrows! He felt that he could shoot three more arrows at most before exhausting his True Qi!
Below the city gate tower, Wu Jie easily used his mace to deflect Xue Rengui's three arrows, and although his speed was a little slower, he was only ten meters away from the city gate!
From this position, if he took another two steps forward, the people on the city gate tower wouldn't be able to shoot him!
Xue Rengui took a deep breath and leaped onto the wall of the city gate tower. His body was slightly tilted towards the outside of the city and it looked like he would fall off the city gate tower at any moment. Fang Gongteng and the prefecture soldiers on the city gate tower saw this and their hearts were in their throats. They were afraid that Xue Rengui would lose his balance and fall off!
If he fell, no one would be able to save him, it would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's den!
Xue Rengui calmed his mind, and after adjusting his body's center of gravity, he nocked an arrow on his bow and concentrated his True Qi into his palm. Unlike before, this time he was going to shoot three arrows at the same time! His eyes stared unblinkingly at the rapidly flying Wu Jie, at the same time, he had already calculated in his mind where Wu Jie would be when the arrow reached him!
Xue Rengui had condensed all of his essence, energy, and spirit into these three arrows. They were also the three strongest arrows he had ever shot in his life!
"Xiu xiu xiu ~!"
Just as the big iron bow was fully drawn, Xue Rengui finally released the bowstring, and the three arrows shot out like streaks of light, arriving in front of Wu Jie in the blink of an eye!
At this time, if Wu Jie were to rely on his hearing to block Xue Rengui's three arrows, he would definitely be hit, because Xue Rengui's three arrows had already surpassed the speed of sound, and by the time Wu Jie heard the sound, the arrows had already reached his body!
However, Wu Jie was a Martial Grandmaster, and his perception of danger was far more sensitive than ordinary people. When the three arrows left the bowstring, Wu Jie had already felt a sense of crisis, so by the time the arrows arrived in front of him, Wu Jie had already raised his mace to block Xue Rengui's three arrows!
"Ding ding ding ~!"
Another three arrows struck the mace, but unlike before, in order to block Xue Rengui's three arrows, Wu Jie's speed had decreased by twenty percent!
However, for the city gate that was on the verge of collapse, this speed was more than enough! When the time comes, I'll capture that annoying little guy on the city wall and bring him back to the Turks!
Wu Jie secretly thought to himself.
Sneaking into Great Tang this time had given him a big shock. He hadn't expected there to be so many experts in the Central Plains, especially the younger generation of Great Tang, such as Dugu Xin, Dugu Feiying, Yuchi Bao Lin, Li Zexuan, Xue Rengui, and many others. The dynasties of the Central Plains were full of talents, and the Turks were far from being able to compare!
Although Wu Jie thought this, strangely, he didn't feel the slightest bit of sadness or worry. This was truly not in line with his status as the Turkic Imperial Teacher!
"All soldiers, hear my order! Once the city gate is broken, immediately charge in!"
Seeing Wu Jie's invincible bravery, Ashina Sher was overjoyed. At this time, he pulled out the scimitar at his waist and loudly shouted.
"Yes ~!"
The morale of the Turkic army soared, and they all shouted in response.
On the other hand, the Tang army …
"Generals, please order all soldiers to go down and meet the enemy! This Xue has done his best! "
Xue Rengui's face was pale as he retreated from the city wall and spoke to Fang Gongteng and Hong Wenxing with a heavy expression.
Everyone understood what he meant, and they all knew that Longmen Pass would not be able to withstand Wu Jie's second attack! Fang Gongteng's expression was grave as he loudly shouted, "All soldiers, hear my order! Go down the city wall and fight to the death with the Turks! Tonight, we swear to defend Longmen Pass to the death! "
"Fight to the death! Defend Longmen Pass to the death! "
"Fight to the death! Defend Longmen Pass to the death! "
The Tang army on the city wall began to move, and a solemn atmosphere quickly filled the entire Longmen Pass. The Tang people loved to fight, and they were not afraid of battle. In order to protect their home, they were willing to give up everything!
On the other side, Wu Jie's mace was already within five zhang of the city gate. In the blink of an eye, he would be able to hit the city gate again!
"Hmph! Dogs really can't change their habits! Have you all forgotten the boulder at the edge of the Yin Mountain? "
But at this moment, an unusually loud and angry roar suddenly came from the night sky. Immediately after, a long sword with a cold gleam rapidly spiraled down from the sky, heading straight for Wu Jie's next position!
"Huhuhuhu ~!"
The cold gleam of the long sword whistled through the air, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of Wu Jie. The bone-chilling cold and powerful True Qi coming from the long sword caused Wu Jie's expression to change. He didn't dare to recklessly receive this sword!
Retreat ~!
Wu Jie quickly fell down, using his mace to stop himself from moving forward, and then directly retreated!
That longsword, on the other hand, had directly sunk one foot into the ground. The surrounding corpses, grass, and rocks were all blown away. The area within a radius of three feet around the longsword had turned into an empty space that couldn't be any cleaner!
Subsequently, a young man with long hair, dressed in a white robe, and carrying a sword case on his back lightly descended from the sky, and he just so happened to land within a radius of one meter!
His posture was elegant, but his aura was extremely cold and arrogant!
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